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Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer 1016
James Bond creator Ian Fleming wore a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Explorer 1016 and he mentions James Bond wearing Rolex in some of the Bond novels.
A Dutch start-up, The Premium Time Company, is offering a new Rolex Submariner wristwatch as a prize on their website.
Bond Lifestyle was invited to discuss James Bond watches at the recent Watch Talk episode from Bob's Watches.
Seiko 6923-8080 Quartz
James Bond (Roger Moore) wears a Seiko 6923-8080 quartz two-tone analogue watch, model number SPD094, in A View To A Kill (1985). Interestingly enough Roger Moore ALSO wears his personal, very similar looking Rolex DateJust in some shots of the same scene.
Seiko 6923-8080 Quartz SPD094
Online Rolex watches seller Bob's Watches has started their "Fresh Finds: Iconic Watches of Hollywood" auction, featuring iconic Rolex watch models similar to the ones seen in the early Bond films, on Steve McQueen and Paul Newman.
UPDATE 27 November: auction results added at the bottom of this article.
A Rolex Submariner used during the filming of Licence To Kill will be auctioned at Fellows Auctioneers in Birmingham. The magnificent timepiece - worn by Timothy Dalton’s stunt double during filming of the film in 1989 – is estimated at £60,000 - £90,000 in Fellows’ upcoming Watch Sale on Tuesday 30th October 2018.
The Rolex Pre-Daytona ref. 6238 worn by George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969), will be auctioned by leading French auction house Artcurial at Hôtel Hermitage, Monte-Carlo, on July 18th 2016 at 7pm.
A survey of 1,000 Bond fans by esure home insurance unveiled the top icons to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Bond's first film, Dr No. Like the theme song and Bond's witty one liners, they are among the most memorable parts of any of 007's big screen spy adventures.
Ian Fleming carefully kept the original manuscripts for his James Bond thrillers, in addition to pre-publication book proofs and author's copies that include summary notes in his own handwriting.
Rolex Chronograph 6238
A stainless steel Rolex Chronograph wristwatch, ref. 6238 was worn by James Bond (George Lazenby) in the movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
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Rolex and James Bond have a strong connection. James Bond wears a Rolex watch in the original Ian Fleming books (read more) and before Omega started supplying the watches for 007, Bond wore a Rolex in several movies.